Field studies and rough estimates of the
morbidity rates, hospital admissions and
absenteeism with normal values, ESI
beneficiary records and workers health
records have shown that there was high risk
of health damaging potential in and around
the refineries. This was readily gauged from
the fact that there were large number of
private clinics and nursing homes in and
around the above towns. The incidence of
refinery emissions based diseases and related